Anna Christie (1930 film)
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Anna Christie (1930 film) is a 1930 American drama starring Greta Garbo, notable as her first talking picture and an adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s play about a former prostitute seeking redemption and reconciliation with her father.
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| Anna Christie (1930 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Anna Christie (1930 film) Context triple: [Anna Christie, hasAdaptation, Anna Christie (1930 film)]
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The Chaser (1928)
The Chaser (1928) is a silent comedy film best known for featuring Australian-born comic actor Clyde Cook in a leading role.
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The Women (1939 film)
The Women (1939 film) is a classic American comedy-drama directed by George Cukor, notable for its all-female cast and sharp, satirical portrayal of high-society relationships and gossip.
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The Actress
The Actress is a 1953 American comedy-drama film, directed by George Cukor and based on Ruth Gordon’s autobiographical play, depicting a young woman’s determination to pursue a stage career against her father’s wishes.
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The Divorcee (1930)
The Divorcee (1930) is a pre-Code American drama film, produced at MGM, that became notable for its frank treatment of marriage and infidelity and earned Norma Shearer an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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Mildred Pierce (1945 film)
Mildred Pierce (1945 film) is a classic American film noir–melodrama that revitalized Joan Crawford’s career, featuring her Oscar-winning performance as a self-sacrificing mother entangled in crime and family betrayal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anna Christie (1930 film) Target entity description: Anna Christie (1930 film) is a 1930 American drama starring Greta Garbo, notable as her first talking picture and an adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s play about a former prostitute seeking redemption and reconciliation with her father.
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A.
The Chaser (1928)
The Chaser (1928) is a silent comedy film best known for featuring Australian-born comic actor Clyde Cook in a leading role.
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B.
The Women (1939 film)
The Women (1939 film) is a classic American comedy-drama directed by George Cukor, notable for its all-female cast and sharp, satirical portrayal of high-society relationships and gossip.
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C.
The Actress
The Actress is a 1953 American comedy-drama film, directed by George Cukor and based on Ruth Gordon’s autobiographical play, depicting a young woman’s determination to pursue a stage career against her father’s wishes.
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D.
The Divorcee (1930)
The Divorcee (1930) is a pre-Code American drama film, produced at MGM, that became notable for its frank treatment of marriage and infidelity and earned Norma Shearer an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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E.
Mildred Pierce (1945 film)
Mildred Pierce (1945 film) is a classic American film noir–melodrama that revitalized Joan Crawford’s career, featuring her Oscar-winning performance as a self-sacrificing mother entangled in crime and family betrayal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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sound film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Eugene O’Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Anna Christie (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Anna Christie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Christopherson NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | William H. Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Clarence Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Blanche Sewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousLine | Give me a whisky, ginger ale on the side, and don’t be stingy, baby ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasRelatedWork | Anna Christie (1930 German-language film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family reconciliation
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past sins and forgiveness ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| languageVersion | English-language version of Anna Christie ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
Charles Bickford as Matt Burke
ⓘ
George F. Marion as Chris Christopherson ⓘ Greta Garbo as Anna Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie Dressler as Marthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
former prostitute seeking redemption
ⓘ
reconciliation between daughter and father ⓘ |
| notableFor | Greta Garbo’s first talking picture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfFilmographyOf |
Clarence Brown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greta Garbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Irving Thalberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1930-02-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Donald Ogden Stewart
NERFINISHED
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Frances Marion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| setting | New York City waterfront NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Charles Bickford
NERFINISHED
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George F. Marion NERFINISHED ⓘ Greta Garbo NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie Dressler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Anna Christie (1930 film) Description of subject: Anna Christie (1930 film) is a 1930 American drama starring Greta Garbo, notable as her first talking picture and an adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s play about a former prostitute seeking redemption and reconciliation with her father.
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